Patient Generated Health Data
Numerous articles here and in Health Attitude have described mHealth devices which can gather data about our health. Devices ranging from FitBit to the Apple Watch can gather data about our steps and our heartbeats. The AliveCor sensor on an iPhone can capture ECG data about our hearts. The FDA has now approved more than […]
Emergency Doc Discovers New Way to Communicate With Patients
Telehealth company, Doctor on Demand, says lack of access to health care providers in the United States is a massive and growing problem. The company says the average wait time to see a physician is three weeks, and it takes 2-3 hours from the time you leave your home or office to the time you get […]
Community Open Forum: Date Change
If you are in Florida next month, consider dropping in to Florida Hospital Flagler in Palm Coast. Hosted by Bill Tol, Planned Giving Coordinator, the Community Open Forum series offers lectures on a range of topics. I will be there on March 23 to talk about “Healthcare in the Era of the Cloud”. The first 50 attendees to […]
Track Your Health And Be Healthier
Saturday morning at 7:50 AM, I will be talking about healthcare gadgets with George DiGianni on KTCK, The Ticket, a Dallas, TX radio station. You can listen live here. The focus of the program will be consumer healthcare devices. As I wrote in Health Attitude, people who track their health are healthier. There is an explosion of new […]
Key Issues for Healthcare in 2016
The Health Research Institute (HRI) at PwC (formerly PriceWaterhouseCoopers) describes the top health industry issues it sees for 2016. They are summarized below with my own interpretation. You can read the full report at Top health industry trends and issues 2016: PwC. 2016 will see a continuation of high-profile mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry. The emerging […]
